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We cannot recommend Mr. Pratt and the Buffalo Creek Literacy Project highly enough. Over the past several years, Mr. Pratt has been an integral part of our daughter’s journey, and the transformation in her reading is nothing short of amazing. … Continue reading →

I am writing in support of the Buffalo Creek Literacy Project, and to share the incredible impact it has had on my son, Joshua. Joshua has been working with his reading tutor, Jeff Pratt, for the past year, and the … Continue reading →

Buffalo Creek is a great service. Jeff connected with our son and learned to reach him in a way that no other teacher can. Our son looks forward to his time at Buffalo Creek. Without Buffalo Creek, our son wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Unless notified otherwise by your tutor: If Stokes County Schools are closed for inclement weather, Buffalo Creek will be closed as well. If Stokes County Schools are on a delayed schedule or an early dismissal schedule, Buffalo Creek will not … Continue reading →

88% of people who don’t graduate from high school were struggling readers in the third grade. Both nationwide and in North Carolina, only 32% of fourth graders were proficient in reading. Students who are identified as poor readers by the … Continue reading →

Since COVID, the number of children who are stuggling to read has grown from about 1 in 5 to about 1 in 3. Here is a link to a podcast, which recently aired on NPR, that explains part of the … Continue reading →

• Nationwide, on average, only 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2022. • 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022. • 54% of adults have a literacy level below 6th grade. • Low levels of literacy … Continue reading →

We are proud and humbled to have received the 2022 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award. Thank you to the King Chamber of Commerce and Duke Energy.